The National Guard received tanks from Congo and staged “ride-alongs” (PHOTO)
Kharkov, September 27 (PolitNavigator, Victoria Litovchenko) – The National Guard of Ukraine received 10 T-64B tanks, which according to the contract should go to the Congo, commander Stepan Poltorak said during a visit to the tank training ground in Bashkirovka, Chuguevsky district, Kharkov region.
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“These are T-64B tanks. They were supposed to go to the Congo under a contract, but the decision was made that when there is a war in the country, you cannot sell equipment,” Poltorak said.
According to him, these are not new, but modernized and reconstructed T-64 tanks at the plant named after. Malysheva. Poltorak noted that the received tanks are now being prepared, military personnel are completing their training on them, after which the equipment will be sent to the ATO zone.
The military commander added that the crews of the first group of tanks are already completing training and will soon leave for the ATO zone. Today, National Guard personnel and equipment are also being prepared for winter. Poltorak assured that the National Guard soldiers and equipment are 98% ready to work in winter conditions.
As PolitNavigator reported, on September 11, units of the National Guard of Ukraine in the anti-terrorist operation zone received a batch of modernized T-64 tanks.
As PolitNavigator reported, on September 11, units of the National Guard of Ukraine in the anti-terrorist operation zone received a batch of modernized T-64 tanks.
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